The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-09

inches .655l 5i69 81 26 1873 $500 6S.91 54.S6
DEDUCTIONS
LIST. Average rainfall for IS years S. 1875 inches.
I'd. Average rainfall from 1881 to 1886, inclusive
during which the drainage operations have been
conducted, Sc IS inches
Sd. The above indicates q greater average rain.
fall by 5l5 yearly since 1881, than noted for Is
years prior 10 1887.
4th. Heaviest rainfall during Is years was in 1885
6S 81 inches
9Th. The rainfall for the year 1880 was the next
heaviest, during Is years, amounting to 655 inches
In ISL the drainage operations were engaged in
9th The foregoing conclusivey shows that
drought did not precede the drainage operations
neither has one existed since.
Which was ordered spread upon the Journal
Mr.. Williams, Chairman Of the Committee on
Eugrossed Bills, reported Senate bills Nos 249,
245 and 236, correctly engrossed.
MIR. Fowler, asked permission to call up Sen
ate bill No 30 House amendments were con-
Cured in.
Mr.. Orman offered preamble and resolution
in reference TO the improvement of Apaachi-
cola bay and its tributary rivers passed.
Mr.. McMurray, of the Committee on Com
merce and Navigation, reported favorablv Sen
ate bill No. 282.
Mr.. McKinne moved that Senate bill No. 282
| be taken up; agreed TO.
Mr.. Whidden, by consent asked that all me-
MORALS be now taken up agreed to-
Pending which, Mr.. Chandler moved to re-
COUSlueI Tue VOte ny winch Inc amendment OF
Senator Williams to Senate bill No 26O, section
| ,, line g. was lost
A memorial to Congress OF the United States
asking appropriations TO erect beacons and buoys
at Choctawhatchie BAR was passed.
Pending which, a message from the House
announced the passage of House bill No. 296 :;
Substitute for House bill No. 1874, and Senate
bill No. 1O3 with amendment; also, Senate
memorial to Congress asking for the establish
ment OF tri-weekly mail route from Mariana,
in Jackson county, by way of Porter Ferry, in
Washington county, TO st. Andrews Bay
Washington county, Florida also, Senate me.
mortal asking an appropriation for making nav
gable the river Styx; also House bill No 292
Mr. Stevens, Chairman Joint Committee on
Enrolled Bills, reported House bills Nos. 1877,
81 and 248 correctly enrolled
The President signed the above bills
A memorial to Congress, asking appropri-
alton TO render navigable the Caloosahatchie
river, was passed.
Memorial to Congress, asking for an appro-
prlatiOn TO erect government building in Tai
lahassee was passed.
Mr.. Judge, Chairman of the Committee on
Education, reported House bill No. 319 with
amendment.
House bill No 1874 was passed
| Senate bill No. $50 was ordered engrossed.
| Mr.. Delano, Chairman of the Committee on
| Public Lands, reported adversely JOINT resolu-
ton in relation to settlement upon lands reserved
| for railroads and canals.
l, member of this committee, beg leave to
dissent from the above, and recommend that the
| joint resolution do pass. J. w. WHIDDEN
Mr.. Mallory Chairman of the Committee on
| judiciary, reported favorably House bills
Nos 1873, 257 and $780, also on House bill No. 80
| unavoraby, also House bill Ne. 256 with
amendment of title favorably.
Mr. Mallory, by permission, offered the follow
| ing resolution:
Resolved, That at eight o'clock p. NJ on this 28th
day of May 1887 the Secretary of the Senate shall
proceed to call the roll of the Senate and that each
Senator may, when his name is called call up one
bill on its second reading and If such bill is not in
| terlined and receives no amendment, it nay, by a
two-thirds vote of the Senate, be placed upon it's
| passage
Mr. Bryan moved its adoption agreed to.
| Mr. Stevens, Chairman of the Joint Commit
tee Enrolled bills reported Senate bills Nos
| "a. 206, 26S and Substitute tor Senate bill No.
14S correctly enrolled.
The President signed the above bills.
Mr. Stockton, Of the judiciary Committee, re-
ported favoraby House bill No 227.
Mr. Gaskns in the chair
Senate bill No 255 was considered, read the
| third time and passed.
! Mr.. Stockton moved to take up Senate bill No.
| 80 agreed to, and bill read second and third
times.
Mr. Mann asked that Senate bill No. 1874 be
recommi,ted to the Committee on Railroads and
| Telegraph agreed TO.
Pending which a message from the House an
| nounced the passage of House bills Nos 354 and
| PCS and Senate bills Nos. 267, 70 and 149 with
amendments, and House joint resolution No r.
Senate bill No. 80 was passed.
| Mr.. Mckinne, Chairman of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported favorably
| Senate bill No. 301 with amendment
BY permission Mr.. Stockton called up Senate
bill No. 297. which was passed.
Mr.. Bryan, Chairman of the Committee on
| City and County Organization, reported House
bill No. 200 favorably, Senate bill No. 281 with
| out recommendation, and substitute for House
bill No. 231 favsrably.
Senate bill No 233 was passed over inform
| ally.
Joint resolution No. 10 and Senate bill No. 70
| were referred.
| House bills Nos. 354 and 267 were referred.
| House bill No 265 was read and passed over
informally, pending which a message from the
Governor announced the signing OF the follow
ing acts which originated in the Senate:
An act to change that part of the boundary
line between the counties of Marion and Put
nam which extends from the Ocklawaha river
to Lake George.
An act to prevent unnecessary witnesses being
summoned in criminal cases.
An act to legalize the change of the gauge Of
the track of the South Florida Railroad Com
pany, and for other purposes.
An act TO regulate the sale of seed cotton in
this State.
House bill No. So was tabled
Senate bill No. 236 was passed over.
Mr. Stevens Chairman Joint Committee on
Enrolled Bills. reported that Senate bills Nos.
189, 1O1, 237, "a, f48, 200 and 266; also, House
24S had been handed to the Governor.
Mr. Mallory Chairman Of tha Committee on